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Omani crude closes at a record high of $144.36
Sri Lanka to repatriate remains of 84 Iranians sailors killed in US attack
Oil holds above $100, stocks fall as Iran targets Hormuz
Some SalamAir, Oman Air destinations continue to be suspended
Two expats dead, several injured in Suhar drone attack
Refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq: US military
Oman condemns attacks on the Iranian territories
Iranian supreme leader calls for defiance
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With moon missions looming, lunar hummus not far-fetched

WASHINGTON: Scientists working to cultivate ​the field of extraterrestrial agriculture have grown chickpeas in dirt ​made mostly of simulated lunar soil, a step towards enabling astronauts on long-term moon missions...

Chickpeas grown in a mixture that included lunar soil simulant inside a climate-controlled growth chamber at Texas A&M University. — Reuters

Record number of Americans apply for British citizenship

New data from the U.K. government showed applications surged in the first three months of this year, which some analysts attributed to the political climate in the United States

Judge halts Trump Harvard block

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Harvard sues Trump for blocking enrollment of foreign students

Students stand around the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. — AFP

How the US State Department’s travel advisory system works

A screenshot of a world map from the State Department's travel advisories website shows the government's assessment of risk for travel to each place. (U.S. State Department via The New York Times)

Trump rollback on climate justice opens pockets of resistance

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Trump unveils plans for 'Golden Dome' missile shield

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Rubio set to face tough questions in Congress

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Trump tells Republicans to back budget bill

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives for a House Republican meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. - AFP

Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden, flanked by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, attends a briefing on the federal response to the wildfires across Los Angeles, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Joe Biden

Severe storms level homes US

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Trump to remove US sanctions on Syria

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Newark Airport has another radar outage

An air traffic control facility that guides planes at Newark Liberty suffered a 90-second radar outage just before 4 a.m on the morning of May 9, the latest technological disruption at one of the nations busiest airports. (Dakota Santiago/The New York Times)

Trump floats cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of talks

A man delivers a roll of fabric outside a textile market which sells to the domestic market as well as for export, in Shaoxing, China. — AFP

US and Europe on 'same team', says Vance

US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a discussion at the Munich Leaders meeting in Washington. — AFP
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